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Apr 23, 2010 (newstodate): Already hiring staff to set up a new handling company in Finland, the Latvian North Hub Services is preparing to launch services at Helsinki Vantaa Airport.
Earlier, the company announced its decision to introduce ground handling at Estonia's Tallinn Airport before the end of this year as part of plans to expand into all capital airports of the Baltic and Nordic regions.
-Personally I would consider the provision of ground handling services at Helsinki Vantaa Airport to be sufficient already with four-five large providers and two smaller companies, but this is a free market, says Pirjo Lahteel, Finavia Head of Passenger and Airlines handling.
-Any applicant wishing to introduce ground handling services to airlines operating at the airport must comply with requirements based on EU standards, and if so we are open to business.
-We have found space within the airport to accommodate office and equipment for North Hub Services, and while the negotiations have not yet been concluded we are prepared to see them entering Helsinki Vantaa offering both passenger and ramp handling, says Ms Lahteel.
As the parties are still in talks, no official launch date of services at Helsinki Vantaa Airport has yet been announced by North Hub Services.
Earlier, the company announced its decision to introduce ground handling at Estonia's Tallinn Airport before the end of this year as part of plans to expand into all capital airports of the Baltic and Nordic regions.
-Personally I would consider the provision of ground handling services at Helsinki Vantaa Airport to be sufficient already with four-five large providers and two smaller companies, but this is a free market, says Pirjo Lahteel, Finavia Head of Passenger and Airlines handling.
-Any applicant wishing to introduce ground handling services to airlines operating at the airport must comply with requirements based on EU standards, and if so we are open to business.
-We have found space within the airport to accommodate office and equipment for North Hub Services, and while the negotiations have not yet been concluded we are prepared to see them entering Helsinki Vantaa offering both passenger and ramp handling, says Ms Lahteel.
As the parties are still in talks, no official launch date of services at Helsinki Vantaa Airport has yet been announced by North Hub Services.